St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-24
FOR REPUBLICAN KICKERS.

Receiver Miller, of the Huron
Land Office, Knocks the Wind
Out of Man Named Parrish,
Living at Miller.
Special to the Globe.
HURON, Sept. ga GLOBE repre-
sentative called On Register Mcfarland,
of the Huron land office, and directed
his attention to the statement of F. E.
Parrish, of Miller. published in the Pho
neer Press. relative to the making of
final proofs by clerks of court, instead
of by probate judges, and claiming the
change from judge to clerk is made by
order of the register and receiver of the
Huron office because the clerks are
Democrats, while the judges are Repub-
licanS. Mr.. Mcfarland read the item,
laughed heartily and declared the
author had shot wide of the mark. Just
at this moment Receiver Miller came
into the room, and the register handed
him the slip of paper to read. Quickly
scanning the lines, the receiver re-
marked:
This is not true. No changes in making
proofs have been ordered except in a very
few instances where the probate judges are
not competent to make proof: they don't
know how to do the work and made so many
errors that we were obliged to send proofs to
the clerks to be made. Not single change
has been made for political reasons or by
preferment. The proofs are divided between
clerks and judges where judges are conn e.
tent Originally proofs were made by the
register and receiver, but in order to benefit
the settler and save him the expense of an
Fearing at the district land office with his
witnesses. at time of proving up, the depart
ment ordered that clerks of court of record
could make proofs in counties outside of that
i'll which the district land Office is located
The register and receiver are responsible 10
the department for all proofs made. and if
errors exist they are charged with them. For
that reason, and Tor the protection of the ill.,
tereSts of the settler, they use every pre-
caution against mistakes. 1t is not an
infrequent thing for proofs TO be returned
from the district Office to either the clerk or
judge making them, to correct errors; and
often they must go back two or three times.
This will apply to the case of Mr.. Parrish who
finds fault with the officers of the local Office
His proofs have been returned for correction
and his attention pointedly called to fragrant
make proper final proof. And there are
others in the district who are almost as bad
as he. With perhaps three exceptions. there
is not a probate judge in this district of nine
rectiy. In order to protect the settler
and the local officers, proofs are
sent 10 persons who will do the work prop
erly. whether Democrats or Republicans
The general land Office permits the register
and receiver of local offices to use their own
judgment in this respect, and, even if they
saw fit to send all proofs to Democratic
programme of their predecessors, who didn't
recognize a Democratic official outside of
Beadle county. We care nothing for COM
plants from the quarter made, the annoy
our attention, and proofs will be sent where
We deem just for all parties concerned. The
clerks in the local Office have no recollection
of single proof being changed for the past
twD or three months where Mr.. Parrish has
been named"